stand in

stand in (for someone)

to substitute for someone; to serve in someone's place. The famous opera singer was ill, and an inexperienced singer had to stand in for her. The new singer was grateful for the opportunity to stand in.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Colin (2)	KAHL-in	English
Laurus	-	Late Roman
Chile	KIEL, KIE-əl	English (Rare)
Julijana	-	Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Manoj	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Odia, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada
Anatoli	ah-nah-TO-leey	Russian, Ukrainian